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On 01/07/2016 04:29 PM, David Mosberger wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 9:24 AM, Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 01/07/2016 08:19 AM, David Mosberger wrote:
>>>
>>> We are seeing a curious issue where WLAN connectivity sometimes
>>> gets stuck until a "wpa_cli reassociate" command is issued.
>>>
>>> At the WPA level, everything appears to be working fine)
>>> (see thread starting at
>>> http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/hostap/2016-January/034454.html).
>>
>> I don't remember seeing you mention the driver and NIC you are using.
>>
>> I think this is likely a driver bug, so please provide that info.
> 
> Sure, we're using rtl8192cu.  I started out suspecting a driver bug as
> well, but since we're processing management frames during those
> "stuck" periods just fine (see

Although I have not checked if the "wpa_cli reassociate" command helps,
I have seen rtl8192cu get "stuck" in similar ways. Maybe you can give
the new rtl8xxxu driver from Jes Sorensen try? It has less features, but
works more reliable, IMHO...

bruno
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